11/17/18 #671 Segment 5
Dr. Souryal talks with a caller about bone spur, shock wave therapy, and PRP. A caller asks about shoulder surgery and tingling feeling he is having..
bone spurs
4/22/18 #649 Segment 7
Dr. Sourayl takes calls about a big toe injury, shoulder issues
10/03/15 #547: Grass is Greener, and Softer
There is not so much chatter today just call after call. Topics start with rotator cuffs, getting a good diagnosis and second opinions, doing your homework on surgeries and doctors, and musings on whether and why injury rates have gone up over time in both the pro world and lower levels. Bigger bodies in motion, overtraining, insufficient recovery time, and education all play a part.
Dr. Craig Garrison, director of sports medicine at Texas Health Ben Hogan Sports Medicine joins Dr. Souryal for a short time. The doctors agree that real grass is way better than artificial!
Is a replacement surgery in order for an active 53 year old? What it the link between protein powder and cramps? Can a dedicated runner, who has had four scopes on his knee, keep running? Dr. Souryal has answers and some good advice for those who like to push through the pain: get good shoes to absorb the shock, listen to your body, and stop when you are limping,
Later a college football player has shoulder instability and Dr. Souryal runs down the options for his concerned Dad, and a resident calls in to clarify what Laterjet Surgery is exactly. The show ends on a familiar refrain: When in doubt- get it checked out!
09/12/15 #544: You say shinbone; I say tibia
You ask, and Dr. Souryal answers, while musing about sports medicine, current events, nomenclature, and whatever else comes his way over two hours. A cross country runner thinks he might have shin splints, but the Doc hears clues that may indicate exertional compartment syndrome. A weightlifter plays “stump the Doc” with his degenerated tricep and nerve damage, but Dr. S has other ideas. A man with a strained lumbar asks what will help him, beyond his prescribed medication, to get back to playing basketball sooner. The second hour starts with talk of medicine as a vocation, then a question on how to treat plantar fasciitis. A 68 year old man is about to have a left knee replacement, but is concerned about the “pops” in his right knee, and wonders whether he should get both knees replaced at the same time.
Dr. Brad Bellard joins Dr. Souryal to shoot the breeze about the pros and cons of careers in medicine. It is a calling, a passion, and a very, very long road. A 57 year old basketball player with leg trouble and hip pain, wonders about his medication and preparation for a high altitude elk-hunt. And lastly, an OB-GYN continues the conversation about young people choosing medical careers and how to go in with their resumes in shape and their eyes wide open. It is a big commitment to be willing to help others and pay your dues. It is highly rewarding, but not all fun and games!
06/06/15 #537: Live Loud, maybe
It’s a beautiful day in North Texas and we hope anywhere you can listen to Inside Sports Medicine, which is everywhere! This is a pure call-in show with Dr. T.O. Souryal fielding all questions.
Our first caller asks why people use elite athletes as models for fitness and health when professional athletes get injured so much, then a basketball player turns to volleyball after an achilles injury, and a 65 year old asks for advice on lifting weights in a healthy way. Next a soccer player asks about a full brace versus a strap for knee support and protection, a caller with shoulder pain and tingling fingers asks whether stem cell injections may help his condition(s), and three months after an Osteochondral Allograft a patient has swelling and discomfort.
Apropos to Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving’s fractured kneecap, Dr. Souryal spends some time going over the difference between a fracture and a break in the second hour, then returns to the calls.
Two months is too long to live with excruciating pain, so an MRI may be the next logical step for one patient, a bowler has more knee pain than he feels he should have, a 64 year old has ankle trouble, another caller has pain and swelling in his knee that keeps him up at night, and a slow pitch pitcher had a delayed reaction to a line drive to the knee and extended problems over time. The last “terrible” caller has extreme swelling in her knee and needs direction before her next appointment- perhaps straight to the ER.
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